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The Labyrinthian International Geopolitics of the Libyan Conflict

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 May 2025

Peter Lee
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Western self-regard was on full display in a United States headline describing the Libya Contact Group (LCG) meeting in Istanbul over the weekend of July 15. It read: World leaders open Libya talks in Turkey. Well, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was there. Much-diminished leaders of 19th-century world powers Britain and France - and Italy - were there, too. But attendance from the BRIC countries was patchy: Russia, boycotted the talks. China declined to send a representative. Brazil and India only sent observers, which meant they had no vote in the proceedings. South Africa didn't attend, and blasted the outcome of the meeting.

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Asia-Pacific Journal , Volume 9 , Issue 31 , August 2011 , e2
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1 World leaders open Libya talks in Turkey, The Raw Story, Jul 15, 2011.

2 Zuma, Cameron Set to Clash, IOL News, Jul 16, 2011.

3 Libya Contact Group: Chair's statement, UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Apr 13, 2011.

4 Assessing the Situation in Libya, US Department of State, May 12, 2011.

5 NATO's Decision-Making Procedure, CRS Report for Congress, May 5, 2003.

6 Teleconference Background Briefing on North Atlantic Council (NAC) Discussions on Libya, US Department of State, Mar 24, 2011.

7 Russia not to attend Libya Contact Group meeting July 15, ITAR-TASS News Agency, Jul 13, 2011.

8 Russia denounces Libya contact group as ‘illegitimate’, Telegraph, May 13, 2011.

9 Russia not to attend Libya Contact Group meeting July 15, ITAR-TASS News Agency, Jul 13, 2011.

10 NATO's Debacle in Libya, Counter Punch, Jul 15, 2011.

11 A Wilsonian move by the White House in Libya, Foreign Policy, Jul 15, 2011.

12 Democrat says Libya costs run much higher, Washington Times, Apr 7, 2011.

13 Canada mulls ways to fund Libyan rebels with frozen Gadhafi assets, Jul 16, 2011.

14 Summary of the American and International Press on the Libyan Revolution - Morgan Strong, Tripoli Post, Jul 17, 2011.

15 UN Envoy to Lead Libya Talks, Al Arabiya News, Jul 16, 2011.

16 Libyan Rebels Get U.S. Recognition Without Keys to Qaddafi's Frozen Cash, Bloomberg, Jul 15, 2011.

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18 Turkey seeks Libyan truce before Ramadan, Hurriyet Daily News, Jul 14, 2011.

19 Libyan TNC vows to continue military action in Ramadan, People's Daily, Jul 16, 2011.

20 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei's Remarks on China Providing Humanitarian Assistance to Libya, Chinese Foreign Ministry, Jul 11, 2011.